Building Student Success with Indigenous Parents
(BSSIP)
Flin Flon BSSIP Committee Partnerships
Courtney Lycan - Family Liaison Worker, Ruth Betts Community School
Erin Dadson - Family Liaison Worker, Ecole McIsaac School
Vanessa Campbell - Family Liaison Worker, Hapnot Collegiate
Sylvie Dufour - VP Ecole McIsaac School
Tammy Ballantyne - Flin Flon School Division Superintendent
Elder Margaret Head Steppan - FFSD Cultural Advisor
Doreen Roman - Engagement Worker, Hapnot Collegiate
Building Student Success with Indigenous Parents (BSSIP) Project
BSSIP is an initiative funded by the Aboriginal Education Directorate. Our goal is to increase Indigenous education and parental/community involvement opportunities through special events, cultural workshops, guest presenters, family gatherings, and connections with local agencies and other school-based projects. Also, to provide school staff with an increased awareness through training in order to become a more culturally proficient and diverse school division. Some activities and initiatives our local BSSIP project has funded are: outdoor classrooms, family feasts, school-based drum groups, classroom traditional teachings, staff PD sessions, classroom resources, and other cultural opportunities.
Links
Indigenous Education Directorate: https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/iid/
Truth and Reconciliation Commission: http://www.trc.ca
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-northern-affairs.html
BSSIP Contacts:
Tammy Ballantyne, Superintendent
Flin Flon School Division
204-681-3418
superintendent@ffsd.mb.ca